Wednesday, 17. October 2007
Welcome to the Academy subject centre for Medicine, Dentistry
and Veterinary Medicine fortnightly update for October 2007
Please see http://www.medev.ac.uk/ for further details.
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Recommended link
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http://www.nhs.uk/video/Pages/MediaLibrary.aspx
NHS Choices - 85 patient stories in video and audio available to use in teaching.
* Conditions and treatments (52)
* Women's health (20)
* Diet and fitness (12)
* Men's health (12)
* Mental health (6)
* Child health (5)
* Alcohol, smoking and drugs (4)
* Cancer (2)
* Sexual health (2)
plus 7 audio case studies.
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Subject Centre news
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* Tuesday 20 November 2007: Exploring the terrain - Teaching
medical ethics to students. One day course sponsored by the
Institute of Medical Ethics, and presented by Clinical Ethics and
Law Southampton (CELS). Cost £45. An application form and flyer
are available.
* One day JISC funded conference, organised by the Subject Centre
for Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine. ePortfolios,
identity and personalised learning in healthcare education takes
place on 28 February 2008 at The Assembly Rooms Newcastle
upon Tyne. Further details and a booking form are available.
* Win a place at the St George's Advanced Course in Medical
Assessment, 8-9 November 2007 (closes end of October).
* The higher education role in integrated children's services:
Preparing tomorrow's professionals, 26 November 2007.
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Subject Centre events
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Full details of all Subject Centre events:
http://www.medev.ac.uk/resources/meetings/
* Leading and facilitating change - a health education developers’
Special Interest Group workshop (now booking)
19 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?wspp=99
* Getting started with peer assisted learning (PAL) in the veterinary
curriculum: Training the trainers (now booking)
26 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?wspp=101
* Using social software to enhance the student learning experience
in medical, dental and veterinary education (now booking)
28 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?wspp=100
* ePortfolios, personalised learning and identity in healthcare
education (now booking)
28 February 2008
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?wspp=95
Fully booked (but register to go on the waiting list):
* Multiple choice questions in veterinary assessment – lessons
from medical education (full)
8 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?wspp=98
* Developing a common vision - The development and the
delivery of the student selected component (SSC) of the
Medical Undergraduate Curriculum. (full)
14 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?wspp=64
* Learning safe communication skills for health care practice
RESCHEDULED (full)
14 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?wspp=92
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Current open calls for abstracts/papers/posters/workshops
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News of 219 forthcoming learning and teaching
events, including Higher Education Academy events, and
conferences available from:
http://www.medev.ac.uk/resources/events/search_events_new
* Learning on screen conference (BUFVC)
Sunday, 18 March 2007
Call closes: Monday, 05 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=3602
* Recruitment into foundation and specialist training programmes
in the UK (Association for the Study of Medical Education (ASME))
Wednesday, 12 December 2007
Call closes: Friday, 26 October 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=3289
* 4th international conference on environmental, cultural, economic
and social sustainability
Friday, 04 January 2008
Call closes: Monday, 13 October 2008
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=3674
* International Technology, Education and Development Conference
(International Association of Technology, Education and Development)
Monday, 03 March 2008
Call closes: Thursday, 15 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=3655
* Learning on screen 2008 (British Universities Film & Video Council)
Tuesday, 18 March 2008
Call closes: Monday, 05 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=3599
* Enhancing curricula: Using research and enquiry to inform student
learning in the disciplines
(Centre for Learning and Teaching in Art and Design)
Thursday, 03 April 2008
Call closes: Friday, 07 December 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=3346
* IADIS international conference mobile learning (International
Association for Development of the Information Society is a
non-profit association)
Friday, 11 April 2008
Call closes: Friday, 16 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=3657
* The IASTED international conference on assistive technologies AT
2008 quality of life technology (IASTED)
Wednesday, 16 April 2008
Call closes: Thursday, 15 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=3601
* The MedBiquitous 2008 annual conference (MedBiquitous)
Tuesday, 13 May 2008
Call closes: Saturday, 01 November 2008
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=3463
* The London scholarship of teaching & learning (SoTL): 7th
International Conference
Thursday, 15 May 2008
Call closes: Thursday, 13 March 2008
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=3649
* 12th writing development in higher education conference
(Write Now CETL)
Wednesday, 25 June 2008
Call closes: Sunday, 30 November 2008
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=3369
* 12th world multi-conference on systemics, cybernetics and
informatics (WM-SCI 2008)
Sunday, 29 June 2008
Call closes: Wednesday, 24 October 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=3603
* The 6th international conference on education and information
systems, technologies and applications: EISTA 2008 (EISTA)
Sunday, 29 June 2008
Call closes: Wednesday, 14 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=3675
* ASME 2008 Annual Scientific Meeting
(Association for the Study of Medical Education (ASME))
Wednesday, 10 September 2008
Call closes: Wednesday, 09 April 2008
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=3535
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Other educational events
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See the full list of 219 events at:
http://www.medev.ac.uk/resources/events/search_events_new
* The inaugural SoTL commons: A conference for the scholarship
of teaching & learning (International Journal for SoTL)
Thursday, 01 November 2007 - Friday, 02 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=3325
* Exploring XML (Netskills)
Thursday, 01 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=3422
* Management, leadership and influence: A leadership
development event (SWAP)
Thursday, 01 November 2007 - Friday, 02 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=3511
* Image capture - Level 1 (TASI)
Thursday, 01 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=3546
* E-learning seminar series 2007/08 (The UK Centre for Legal
Education is a subject centre of the Higher Education Academy)
Thursday, 01 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=3656
* ALPSP seminar: Future Present: Changing your environment
with e-Books? (ALPSP)
Friday, 02 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=3427
* Project management for the education sector (Netskills)
Friday, 02 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=3423
* The person in the professional -The use of self in learning and
teaching about mental health (MHHE)
Friday, 02 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=3475
* Competencies or professionalism: Promoting wisdom in a highly
regulated world (The Tavistock and Portman NHS foundation trust)
Friday, 02 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=3493
* Image capture - level 2 (TASI)
Friday, 02 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=3547
* Ethics special interest group meeting
(Academy Subject Centre for Health Sciences and Practice)
Friday, 02 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=3604
* Focused courses (SHE)
Monday, 05 November 2007 - Friday, 09 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=3524
* MCQ writing workshop
(Universities Medical Assessment Partnership (UMAP))
Tuesday, 06 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=3527
* The key to the medicine cabinet: Unlocking resources in
archives and manuscripts (Wellcome Trust)
Tuesday, 06 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=3631
* Authenticity to action: Involving service users and carers in
higher education (Faculty of Health, University of Central Lancashire)
Wednesday, 07 November 2007 - Friday, 09 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=3173
* SEDA fellowship briefing and development day (SEDA)
Wednesday, 07 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=3533
* Engaging learning with social software (OCSLD)
Wednesday, 07 November 2007 - Sunday, 18 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=3572
* Northwest PGwT workshop: Plagiarism and student understanding
of authorship, working with difficult students, statistics according
to Andy (Academy Subject Centre for Psychology)
Wednesday, 07 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=3621
* Mental health teaching and learning: Good Practice and Innovation
in the Health Sciences and Practice Disciplines
(Health Sciences and Practice Subject Centre)
Wednesday, 07 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=3651
* Essentials of SPSS (Netskills)
Thursday, 08 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=3424
* St George's advanced course in medical assessment
(St Georges, University of London)
Thursday, 08 November 2007 - Friday, 09 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=3608
* Midlands PGwT workshop: Engaging first year students, the
viva experience, tips for psychology grant writing
(Academy Subject Centre for Psychology)
Thursday, 08 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=3622
* OpenID - online identity for the social network generation of
learners and researchers (Eduserv)
Thursday, 08 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=3626
* Hunt the Ancestor: Resources for family history (Wellcome Trust)
Thursday, 08 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=3645
* The 4th annual meeting of the international society for the
scholarship of teaching and learning (ISSOTL)
Friday, 09 November 2007 - Monday, 12 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=2654
* University life uncovered - how are students' experiences
outside the classroom impacting on their learning?
(Higher Education Academy Subject Centres for Social Policy
& Social Work (SWAP); Centre for Sociology, Anthropology and
Politics (C-SAP); and Education (ESCALATE))
Friday, 09 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=3342
* Facing the reality of the changing body
(The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust)
Friday, 09 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=3494
* VETNET LLN national conference
(VETNET Lifelong Learning Network)
Friday, 09 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=3629
* Foundation degrees special interest group meeting
(Academy Subject Centre for Health Sciences and Practice)
Tuesday, 13 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=3605
* An ESCalate workshop: Effective use of e-Learning with
teacher trainers (RSC Northern and ESCalate)
Tuesday, 13 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=3627
* UMAP MCQ writing workshop (UMAP)
Tuesday, 13 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=3669
* Image capture - level 3 (TASI)
Wednesday, 14 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=3548
* Residential workshop 2007
(UK Council for Graduate Education (UKCGE))
Wednesday, 14 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=3574
* Introduction to image metadata (TASI)
Thursday, 15 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=3549
* Times Digital Archive and the Lancet (Wellcome Trust)
Thursday, 15 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=3638
* ECCO and EEBO (Wellcome Trust)
Thursday, 15 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?ev=3642
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Other news
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Latest news from:
http://www.medev.ac.uk/resources/news/
* IMS Global Learning Consortium announces Australian Learning
Impact award winners (Online Learning Environment from the
Graduate School of Medicine, University of Wollongong)
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?news=2602
* Invitation to Slice of Life members to join IAMSE at a discounted price
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?news=2603
* DH England consultation: Future of the Standing Dental
Advisory Committee
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?news=2607
* DH England consultation: Medical graduates from outside the
European Economic Area
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?news=2608
* HEFCE: Research degree qualification rates
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?news=2619
* Beyond the honours degree classification: The Burgess Group
final report
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?news=2598
* Defra guidelines for policy makers
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?news=2599
* Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills - main
budget allocations
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?news=2600
* ESRC Guide: Influencing the UK policymaking process.
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?news=2601
* ASME: Understanding medical education 4 new releases announced
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?news=2626
* Academy response to the Burgess report
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?news=2629
* Outcomes of the MEDEV mini-project 2007 funding
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?news=2632
* Adjustments for disabled students in healthcare:
Development of a national web resource of case studies
Invitation to submit a case study
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?news=2634
* HEFCW consultation: Enhancing learning and teaching
through technology: A strategy for higher education in Wales
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?news=2613
* HEFCW circular: Future arrangements for capital funding
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?news=2614
* DH England: Johnson announces £170 million boost to mental health therapies
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?news=2605
* Welsh Assembly Government award Logicalis public sector
broadband aggregation contract (with implications for universities and hospitals)
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?news=2604
* Tooke report consultation: Independent inquiry into Modernising
Medical Careers (MMC)
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?news=2609
* HEFCE welcomes increase in HEIF funding
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?news=2617
* HEFCE: The leadership, governance and management fund:
£10 million new funding 2007-10
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?news=2620
* HMT and DH announce funding for new Health Innovation
Council and health research following Lord Darzi's interim report
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?news=2610
* DEFRA gains from the comprehensive spending review
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?news=2623
* DH England: Locally led, staggered recruitment for specialty
training in 2008
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?news=2606
* The Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) and Miscellaneous
Amendments Order 2006
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?news=2627
* Download the Bioscience 'Differentiated Learning Forum'
report (pdf format)
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?news=2633
* Sainsbury review welcomed by HEFCE
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?news=2597
* Delivering high quality care for all - interim report
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?news=2611
* HEFCE consultation: Withdrawal of funding for equivalent or
lower qualifications
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?news=2591
* Picker Institute publication: Patients make it better: the
international evidence
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?news=2592
* Invitation to join ASKe/AfL CETL special interest group
SIGA (assessment)
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?news=2593
* DH policy: User-led organisations project policy
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?news=2594
* Welsh consultation: Quality of food
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?news=2612
* SFC: Monitoring, evaluation and accountability (MEA)
consultation update
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?news=2615
* SFC consultation: The report of the Joint Quality Review Group
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?news=2616
* Reminder: HEFCE online resource for sustainable development in HE
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?news=2618
* HEFCE consultation: Online survey on the impact of league tables on
institutional behaviour
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?news=2621
* NI: Analysis of 2007 UCAS accepted applicants at 12 September 07
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?news=2622
* Reminder: NES developing the teaching instinct courses for clinical
staff with a teaching or training commitment -available to download
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?news=2624
* A whole system approach to Problem-Based Learning in dental, medical
and veterinary sciences: A guide to important variables
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?news=2625
* RCVS annual report available to download
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?news=2628
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Funding opportunities - newly advertised
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For full details of funding opportunities:
http://www.medev.ac.uk/resources/fundops/
* JISC ITT: Review of identity metasystems
(Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC))
Close date: 2 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=1764
* JISC ITT: Review of OpenID use in higher and further education
(Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC))
Close date: 2 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=1765
* DH ITT: National evaluation of the expert carers' programme
(Department of Health)
Close date: 15 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=1771
* ITT: Institutions to host seminars on inclusive policy and practice
(Higher Education Academy)
Close date: 15 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=1776
* Learning innovation grant (LIG3) - phase 3 (work based
learning-independent providers)
(Adult learning inspectorate)
Close date: 22 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=1768
* First call for applications under priority 1 (unemployment)
of the Northern Ireland ESF programme 2007 - 2013
(European Social Fund)
Close date: 23 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=1774
* JISC reuse of learning content
(Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC))
Close date: 30 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=1769
* Prime Minister's initiative for both higher and further education
to encourage the building of strong sustainable international
partnerships (British Council)
Close date: 14 December 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=1770
* Medical students' elective and vacation project grant
(British Geriatrics Society)
Close date: 31 December 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=1446
* JISC infoNet award will reward success in records management
(JISC InfoNet)
Close date: 31 December 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=1740
* DH ITT: Investigation of the scale, costs and causes of
waste medicines
(Department of Health)
Close date: 7 January 2008
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=1772
* First grants scheme
(Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC))
Close date: 10 January 2008
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=1767
* Bioscience departmental teaching enhancement scheme
(Higher Education Academy Subject Centre for Bioscience)
Close date: 15 January 2008
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=1777
* Undergraduate student elective prize
(British Society for the Study of Prosthetic Dentistry)
Close date: 31 January 2008
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=1712
* Richard Stapley educational grant
(Sir Richard Stapley Educational Trust)
Close date: 31 March 2008
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=1668
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Funding opportunities - forthcoming deadlines
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For full details of funding opportunities:
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?dinky_id=63
* Case study call: Student research in the biosciences
(Higher Education Academy Subject Centre for Bioscience)
Close date: 31 October 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=1778
* Arts Awards
(Wellcome Trust)
Call closes: 15 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=1606
* DH ITT: National evaluation of the expert carers' programme
(Department of Health)
Call closes: 15 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=1771
* ITT: Institutions to host seminars on inclusive policy and practice
(Higher Education Academy)
Call closes: 15 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=1776
* Learning innovation grant (LIG3) - phase 3 (work based
learning-independent providers)
(Adult learning inspectorate)
Call closes: 22 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=1768
* First call for applications under priority 1 (unemployment)
of the Northern Ireland ESF programme 2007 - 2013
(European Social Fund)
Call closes: 23 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=1774
* Learning & teaching awards 2007
(Academy Subject Centre for Health Sciences and Practice)
Call closes: 28 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=1748
* JISC circular 03/07 invites institutions to submit funding proposals
for JISC/NEH transatlantic digitisation collaboration grants
(Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC))
Call closes: 29 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=1746
* JISC reuse of learning content
(Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC))
Call closes: 30 November 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=1769
* Training and professional development fine and performing art
(The Leverhulme Trust)
Call closes: 1 December 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=1309
* Short visits from the UK
(The Royal Society)
Call closes: 1 December 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=1385
* Short visits to the UK
(The Royal Society)
Call closes: 1 December 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=1386
* Research project grants
(The Leverhulme Trust)
Call closes: 1 December 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=1500
* Project grants
(Wellcome Trust)
Call closes: 1 December 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=1521
* The Professor Joan Bicknell essay prize (for medical students)
(The Royal College of Psychiatrists)
Call closes: 1 December 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=1600
* Inspiring entrepreneurship in Scotland
(NESTA Making Innovation Flourish)
Call closes: 1 December 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=1619
* The Richard Farrow Gold Medal
(Association for the Stusy of Medical Education)
Call closes: 10 December 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=1732
* Coltene Student Bursary
(British Society for the Study of Prosthetic Dentistry)
Call closes: 14 December 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=1708
* Prime Minister's initiative for both higher and further education to
encourage the building of strong sustainable international partnerships
(British Council)
Call closes: 14 December 2007
http://www.medev.ac.uk/dinky?fo=1770
As always, comments on this bulletin are gratefully received.
Kind regards
Suzanne Hardy
Senior Information Advisor
Subject Centre for Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine
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